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Carrot Spice Cake
YIELD: Makes 12 servings
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup
-butter or margarine
1 cup
-honey
2
-eggs
2 cups
-carrots
,finely grated
1/2 cup
-golden raisins
1/2 cup
-chopped nuts
1/4 cup
-orange juice
2 tsp.
-vanilla extract
1 cup
-whole wheat flour
1 cup
-unbleached flour
2 tsp.
-baking powder
1 1/2 tsp.
-ground cinnamon
1 tsp.
-baking soda
1/2 tsp.
-salt
1/2 tsp.
-ground ginger
1/4 T
-ground nutmeg
DIRECTIONS
In large mixing bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in honey in fine stream until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In small bowl, combine carrots, raisins, nuts, orange juice and vanilla, set aside.
In a third bowl, combine dry ingredients; set aside.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with carrot mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Turn batter into greased 12x8x2-inch pan. Bake at 350°F 35 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn onto wire cake rack.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving)
Calories 301 kcal; Fat 12 g; Sat Fat 5 g; Carb 47 g; Protein 5 g; Fiber 3 g; Cholesterol 48 mg, Sodium 370 mg; Potassium 231 mg; Calcium 77 mg; Iron 2 mg; Vitamin D 6 mcg